Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-10-25
Apropos Of ihi. subject. we clip from
the Tug. Field and FaTm. an article
bearing on this question. A. 7. NJ.


We have seen IL advocated iha. brood
mares should bc Of pliable temper. be.
cause more liable than the sire TO impAri
the ia,srnL qualities and particularly
the nervous organization Of the fosl bu,
az far as we are able TO judge. the re-
verse Of iha, condition prevailed 10 mos,
Of the above brood mares Empre. VAS
owned by Mr.. Peapsll. a relative of Mr..
Eiwin Thorne. who tried Ia vain 10 sub
jee, her high metal 20 the use Of the
road. whs, the dam Of Flora Temple
may have been in tempsfament We know
no., ba. Flora vas Wild And uamansse.
able In her early days Of training. and II
IL probable her dam had something TO DO
with il Miss Russell, like NOS, Of the
daughters of PHO, IT,. was high.s,rung
msie. sni Gren Mountain Maid WAS
given up as impossible TO break We do
not know the tsmperamen, OF flofs, the
dam Of 81. Julien. Unolsls and 81 Reno.
ba, IL /. possible ,hs, she was likewise OF
highly nervous temperament. fo' u is an
open s,crs, tha, a, period In the career
OF each Of her three named oh'pring they
came very nearly being given up . de-
mosaliz-d beyond usefulness through ex'
ciiemen, of their nervous temP'f.msnt
Rare kill and care have redeemed both
ST. julien aud Uaolala. sad 81, ksmo
promises 20 forget the breaking Of his
harness q, Buffalo aud the fright which
demoralxsd him from better than 2;2O
horse to one ,ha, a $50 horse was liable
TO defes, during the remainder OF the
season. I, |, generally conceded that th'
great power Of Maud s. would have
never been recognized under less 'killtal
manipulation than her trainer. BAR.
broush, 10 the eoa,rol OF her nervon'
organization. We know nothing OF the
temperament Of Lady Fulton. nor OF old
Kate. ba, their descendants had less e1.
ueme capacity than some Of the Others
we have called attention 10. Bat !, Is
no, merely the dire, od.pring OF great
mare, that make them az interesting
study, though the trainer viii doubtless
spend hi. time to better advantage upon
the produce Of tried mares, than BY select.
ing promiscuoasly. When mare throws
several foals Of grcA, superiority u be-
come. a matter Of strong probability that
there |. something abou, her which i'
likely 20 maintain . dominant influences
for more ,hsa . single generation. AZ
We stated. the breeding Of ,ro,ters !. yet
Ia ir infancy. and IL i' no, possible u
name a. prominen, instances ~ the rae
iny stud book affords. Hat Madam
Temple has Pnncs Imperial asa grand
son through Flor. Temple, and he ,rOt
tel q tri.l for Mr.. Robert Bonner u
9:23i. Green Mountain Maid promises
10 gam srea, fame Ia her second genera
ton, fof, although her daughters are ye'
un,ri.d |. brood msrss. her 800. Else
tionscr. /, sowing the pastures Of C.lifor
nj. With iro,,ing speed. Miss Raasll
n. grandson called Na,eraeksf. oI
which q trial Of 2:2li was reported las
September. and Dolly. by Msmbria'
Chef, that ha, Thorndals aud two Others
ia the $50 list. is represented Ia the
.ecold generation BY two in the 2;2'
list.
ia, more time /, required TO dsveloI
the influence Of . mare than Of . stallion
and these premoni,Ory indications .r'
no, AZ abundant nor coa,ieing as may b
cited ten years hence. They are sufii'
Gent, however. TO raise the though, ~hs'h
er there 1, no, . positive value for breed
ing purposes In ,ha, highly organized,
nervous ,empersmen, which frequently
seems to destroy the usefulness OF mares
for ,ro,iing purposes. and even causes
them 10 be rejected from the breed
ins stud. Il there not . positive force
giving quality abOa, such organisms
that, once got under eonuol. reaches
greater limits than can possibly b
achieved wi,hou, IL. |, would seen
80. aud |, would further seem ths, in
msjori,y Of cases II succeeds bes, when
derived from . mare rather than from
stallion. Few ,ires OF sach q ,empera
men, reach grea, success. The "lsvs
head" |. a grsa, thing. Aad should b
cultivated but no: AZ the expense o
"nerve force" The one Is the balsre'
wheel and the other IL the power tha
drive. the machinery. Con,rary to prev
allen, theory. prominen, success SEEM
10 have followed . nervous Organization
in the mare aud in,sllisencs in the sire
Tnrf. Hid and Fdrl.